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Hear Me Roar
The Women of Troy, despite two losses to open the season, have high hopes for a NCAA tournament bid / 20
SINCE 1912
MY TRIUM
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
THURSDAY
November 30, 2000
Of interest...
After a series of bizzare incidents, Gore is left to enact election reform in 2003 / 4
News Digest 2 Calendar 2
Opinions 4 ‘SCribbles 4
Weekend 7 Classifieds 16
Crossword 17 Sports 20
vol. CXXXXI, no. 62
www.usc.edu/dt
Reports protest deferred Rush
Greek: Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils present analysis showing improved recruitment
By SCOn MARTINDALE
Contributing Writer
Greek student leaders, faced with the possibility of being barred from recruiting freshmen during fall Rush, presented written reports to Student Affairs officials earlier this month contending that deferred Rush is neither beneficial nor necessary.
At least two of the four Greek councils — Interfraternity and Panhellenic — submitted reports in an effort to prevent the university from implementing deferred Rush,
which would prohibit students from rushing during the fall semester of their freshman ye^r.
IFC, which represents the largest number of USC fraternities, submitted "Deferred Rush Report 2000,” which addresses issues and problems that Student Affairs Vice President Michael Jackson challenged the Greek system to improve upon last fall.
According to the IFC report, these problems — including the presence of alcohol in recruitment and new member activities, the schedule burden on new members and poor citizenship of members of the residential community — have all improved.
“The councils were given about three semesters to implement some change and report back," said Jeff I see Greek, page 14 I
Presents. Fraternity members bear gifts for Monday night deliveries on 28th Street earlier this semester.
Commuters discuss parking woes
Transportation: Town Hall meeting brings up issues of parking costs, availabilty and plans to increase the number of spots in and around the university area
YOUR MONEY
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Extra fees common in some programs
By KATIE FLYNN
Contributing Writer
If the initial price of USC isn't shocking enough, for students in some programs, extra fees can increase the cost by hundreds.
Certain majors have additional fees that can raise tuition from $34,000 to $35,000, if not more.
Programs such as cinema, dentistry and biology have lab, insurance and book fees, which add from $500 to $2,000 on top of tuition.
The School of Cinema-Television is one of the highest priced majors at USC. Though it has the same flat tuition as other majors, extra fees add on hundreds of dollars per year.
Ashley Moser, a junior majoring in cinema production — the most expensive department in the cinema school — has been paying extra fees in her classes each year.
“I don't think people sit down with you enough and tell you that you will be paying $2,000 to $3,000 more. 1 had no idea when I first came here." Moser said. “1 think the school should be more up front about the extra cost before a student chooses
I see Money, page IB I
By RACHELLE RADPOUR
Contributing Writer
Commuters had the opportunity to voice their concerns regarding parking, transportation and activities available to them and hear panelists discuss policies and future plans at Wednesdays “Commuter Town Hall Meeting,” sponsored by the Commuter Activities Program.
Brian d’Autrement, director of Transportation Services and author of Transnet (an online newsletter for parking pass holders), addressed commuters’ primary concerns: park-
Business: Screening of documentary on Philip Morris encourages better knowledge of the industry By ADINA DIAMOND
Contributing Writer
The advocacy group Student Alliance to Reform Corporations is preparing to launch a campaign in order to convince USC to terminate any ties it might have to the tobacco industry and use its power to promote fair marketing practices.
"Making a Killing,” a documentary chronicling tobacco giant Philip Morris, screened before a small group on campus Wednesday night
ing.
“Yes, it is expensive, but it keeps prices down,” d'Autrement said.
D’Autrement said USC’s Transportation department has worked hard to keep the parking rates as low as possible and hopes to maintain USC’s rates among the lowest at universities across the nation. He noted that daily parking rates have not risen from $6 during the last five years. Parking revenue is distributed to Transportation Services, such as Campus Cruiser, security and safety and the maintenance and acquisition of parking structures.
in an attempt to educate students about the company’s marketing tactics and immense political power.
Students are calling for USC to advocate ethical business tactics for the companies in which it holds stock.
“We want the university to become a shareholder activist, “ said Amir Ronaghy, a sophomore majoring in international relations and a member of SATRC. Ronaghy also said that if USC holds shares of Philip Morris, the group will demand the university stop investments in the company.
The screening was also sponsored by INFACT, a self-described “national corporate accountability group.”
IN FACT activist Nat Garrett said that his organization's goal is to ensure that Philip Morris is account-
The $3-lots at Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street and Jefferson Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, offer cheaper alternatives for on-campus parking, as does the Parking Center which costs $l-per-day (permits sold per month).
Parking at USC is also run on a first come-first serve basis, which most universities do not utilize. Some commuters voiced their requests to have priority parking, however, d’Autrement said a segregated policy for parking would not be received favorably by many students, especially if they knew that 25 years ago, students weren’t even allowed to park on campus.
“Once you try to favor a group, every group wants to make a claim,” d’Autremont said. “UCLA, in fact.
able for its actions, not to push them to decrease cigarette production.
“This is not an anti-smoking campaign," Garrett said. “This is a corporate responsibility campaign. In any circumstance companies should not be pushing products that kill children."
Garrett said that university students and consumers can express their displeasure with Philip Morris by boycotting Philip Morris-owned companies Nabisco and Kraft food.
“If you want to help, don’t buy
has 19 categories of special groups for parking."
In addition, Student Senate strongly supports USC’s non-segregationist parking policy and d’Autrement prefers to keep it that way. Student Senate is also currently working on removing the parking tax, which state schools, like UCLA, do not have.
Transportation Services is working on creating 700 to 800 more parking spaces, above and around the parking centers, and is committed to their goal of having 300 commuters out of their cars and into public transportation, d’Autrement said.
“Most people are unaware of what transportation is doing for them," Rubasek said.
their products,” he said.
Approximately two years ago, the University of California regents decided to pull investments out of companies which sell tobacco, said Dee Ann Bagwell, the assistant director of the County of Los Angeles’ division of chronic disease prevention and health promotion tobacco control program.
Because of the tobacco industry’s recent settlement that prohibits them from marketing tobacco directly to I see Business, page 14 I
see Transportation, page IS
Student group cautions against tobacco marketing
'We want the university to become a shareholder activist."
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AMIR RONAGHY
sophomore international relations
I

Hear Me Roar
The Women of Troy, despite two losses to open the season, have high hopes for a NCAA tournament bid / 20
SINCE 1912
MY TRIUM
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
THURSDAY
November 30, 2000
Of interest...
After a series of bizzare incidents, Gore is left to enact election reform in 2003 / 4
News Digest 2 Calendar 2
Opinions 4 ‘SCribbles 4
Weekend 7 Classifieds 16
Crossword 17 Sports 20
vol. CXXXXI, no. 62
www.usc.edu/dt
Reports protest deferred Rush
Greek: Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils present analysis showing improved recruitment
By SCOn MARTINDALE
Contributing Writer
Greek student leaders, faced with the possibility of being barred from recruiting freshmen during fall Rush, presented written reports to Student Affairs officials earlier this month contending that deferred Rush is neither beneficial nor necessary.
At least two of the four Greek councils — Interfraternity and Panhellenic — submitted reports in an effort to prevent the university from implementing deferred Rush,
which would prohibit students from rushing during the fall semester of their freshman ye^r.
IFC, which represents the largest number of USC fraternities, submitted "Deferred Rush Report 2000,” which addresses issues and problems that Student Affairs Vice President Michael Jackson challenged the Greek system to improve upon last fall.
According to the IFC report, these problems — including the presence of alcohol in recruitment and new member activities, the schedule burden on new members and poor citizenship of members of the residential community — have all improved.
“The councils were given about three semesters to implement some change and report back," said Jeff I see Greek, page 14 I
Presents. Fraternity members bear gifts for Monday night deliveries on 28th Street earlier this semester.
Commuters discuss parking woes
Transportation: Town Hall meeting brings up issues of parking costs, availabilty and plans to increase the number of spots in and around the university area
YOUR MONEY
------♦------
Extra fees common in some programs
By KATIE FLYNN
Contributing Writer
If the initial price of USC isn't shocking enough, for students in some programs, extra fees can increase the cost by hundreds.
Certain majors have additional fees that can raise tuition from $34,000 to $35,000, if not more.
Programs such as cinema, dentistry and biology have lab, insurance and book fees, which add from $500 to $2,000 on top of tuition.
The School of Cinema-Television is one of the highest priced majors at USC. Though it has the same flat tuition as other majors, extra fees add on hundreds of dollars per year.
Ashley Moser, a junior majoring in cinema production — the most expensive department in the cinema school — has been paying extra fees in her classes each year.
“I don't think people sit down with you enough and tell you that you will be paying $2,000 to $3,000 more. 1 had no idea when I first came here." Moser said. “1 think the school should be more up front about the extra cost before a student chooses
I see Money, page IB I
By RACHELLE RADPOUR
Contributing Writer
Commuters had the opportunity to voice their concerns regarding parking, transportation and activities available to them and hear panelists discuss policies and future plans at Wednesdays “Commuter Town Hall Meeting,” sponsored by the Commuter Activities Program.
Brian d’Autrement, director of Transportation Services and author of Transnet (an online newsletter for parking pass holders), addressed commuters’ primary concerns: park-
Business: Screening of documentary on Philip Morris encourages better knowledge of the industry By ADINA DIAMOND
Contributing Writer
The advocacy group Student Alliance to Reform Corporations is preparing to launch a campaign in order to convince USC to terminate any ties it might have to the tobacco industry and use its power to promote fair marketing practices.
"Making a Killing,” a documentary chronicling tobacco giant Philip Morris, screened before a small group on campus Wednesday night
ing.
“Yes, it is expensive, but it keeps prices down,” d'Autrement said.
D’Autrement said USC’s Transportation department has worked hard to keep the parking rates as low as possible and hopes to maintain USC’s rates among the lowest at universities across the nation. He noted that daily parking rates have not risen from $6 during the last five years. Parking revenue is distributed to Transportation Services, such as Campus Cruiser, security and safety and the maintenance and acquisition of parking structures.
in an attempt to educate students about the company’s marketing tactics and immense political power.
Students are calling for USC to advocate ethical business tactics for the companies in which it holds stock.
“We want the university to become a shareholder activist, “ said Amir Ronaghy, a sophomore majoring in international relations and a member of SATRC. Ronaghy also said that if USC holds shares of Philip Morris, the group will demand the university stop investments in the company.
The screening was also sponsored by INFACT, a self-described “national corporate accountability group.”
IN FACT activist Nat Garrett said that his organization's goal is to ensure that Philip Morris is account-
The $3-lots at Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street and Jefferson Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, offer cheaper alternatives for on-campus parking, as does the Parking Center which costs $l-per-day (permits sold per month).
Parking at USC is also run on a first come-first serve basis, which most universities do not utilize. Some commuters voiced their requests to have priority parking, however, d’Autrement said a segregated policy for parking would not be received favorably by many students, especially if they knew that 25 years ago, students weren’t even allowed to park on campus.
“Once you try to favor a group, every group wants to make a claim,” d’Autremont said. “UCLA, in fact.
able for its actions, not to push them to decrease cigarette production.
“This is not an anti-smoking campaign," Garrett said. “This is a corporate responsibility campaign. In any circumstance companies should not be pushing products that kill children."
Garrett said that university students and consumers can express their displeasure with Philip Morris by boycotting Philip Morris-owned companies Nabisco and Kraft food.
“If you want to help, don’t buy
has 19 categories of special groups for parking."
In addition, Student Senate strongly supports USC’s non-segregationist parking policy and d’Autrement prefers to keep it that way. Student Senate is also currently working on removing the parking tax, which state schools, like UCLA, do not have.
Transportation Services is working on creating 700 to 800 more parking spaces, above and around the parking centers, and is committed to their goal of having 300 commuters out of their cars and into public transportation, d’Autrement said.
“Most people are unaware of what transportation is doing for them," Rubasek said.
their products,” he said.
Approximately two years ago, the University of California regents decided to pull investments out of companies which sell tobacco, said Dee Ann Bagwell, the assistant director of the County of Los Angeles’ division of chronic disease prevention and health promotion tobacco control program.
Because of the tobacco industry’s recent settlement that prohibits them from marketing tobacco directly to I see Business, page 14 I
see Transportation, page IS
Student group cautions against tobacco marketing
'We want the university to become a shareholder activist."
----------♦-----------
AMIR RONAGHY
sophomore international relations
I